Hanoverian Training and Clinics

The Hannoveraner Verband is one of the leading breeding associations worldwide with exemplary function and knows about its responsibility for the correct training, particularly of young horses. However, the Hannoveraner Verband assumes this responsibility not only for horses, but also for riders and breeders. Therefore, different training courses and workshops on different issues are offered all around the year.

Riding courses

Verden is not only worldwide known as headquarter of the Hannoveraner Verband. The training and sales centre is one of the most modern and biggest sales centres in Europe.

The facilities of the training center on the premises of the former barracks on Lindhooper Straße, directly opposite to the auction arena, provide enough space for training courses. Apart from the huge and bright stalls, there are an outdoor show jumping course, a dressage arena as well recreation and course rooms available for all participants.

The Hannoveraner Verband has the pleasure to regularly present outstanding instructors for these training courses, focused on different main topics. The dates are fixed so as to ensure that the participants have the opportunity to attend the presentation of auction horses.

Verden horse clinics

The Hannoveraner Verband has been offering the Verden horse workshops on interesting topics such as horse husbandry, feeding and health, operational management as well as breeding and training for more than 20 years. The program addresses all those who deal with horses – from newcomers to experienced breeders and farm managers. For more information on the Verden horse workshops, browse the following pages.

Breed Orientation Course

This year`s Breed Orientation Course will be held from June 26 – July 1

This course is an in-depth learning experience, offering lectures on bloodlines in Hanover and on the Hanoverian breeding programme; it includes visits to mare shows, visits to the State Stud at Celle, to the stallion performance testing station at Adelheidsdorf and to the stallion rearing farm of the state stud at Hunnesrück. The programme is rounded off by visits to breeding stations and breeders` farms. On the last day, you will visit a horse show including a foal show.

Viva Medina from Hawaii took the summer course two years ago and wrote an article about it. She describes her impression: “It is not often that reality exceeds one’s dreams. I had long dreamed of a trip to Germany to experience the German horse culture. The week long course with the Hannoveraner Verband far exceeded my dreams and I savored every moment. I didn’t want the days to end and each experience is a memory I replay over and over.”

Training of horse and rider in Verden

The training and sales centre of the Hannoveraner Verband in Verden – the name says it all: the classical training of horses and riders according to the guidelines of the German Equestrian Federation e.V. and the professional marketing of horses are the Verden standard. More than 200 large boxes, five indoor riding arenas, three outdoor riding arenas, a horse walker, a lunging arena, paddocks as well as a spacious cross-country course are available for this purpose.

The Hannoveraner Verband offers a wide training programme in the fields of dressage, jumping, eventing and leisure riding. A team of experienced riders and grooms looks after the well-being of the horses. Whether starting young horses under saddle, preparing them for mare shows and mare performance tests, for the Verden auctions or managing and training them after the auction – the training and sales centre offers horse training for the most diverse performance levels and training goals. The preparation of colts for the stallion licensing is a new offer of the Verden training centre.

You would like to give your horse in our care of have questions on our offers? Please do not hesitate to contact Jörn Ahrens at +49 (0)171/7236836. We will be pleased to answer to your questions on the training of your horse.